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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Seven: By Twelve Only.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Dr. Jean Deveze volunteer to work at Bush Hill?
(a) August 31.
(b) September 1.
(c) August 25.
(d) September 16.

2. In what part of the state house building were the rooms of Joseph Fry, the doorkeeper who died from the fever?
(a) East.
(b) West.
(c) North.
(d) South.

3. Where was the militia company stationed that shot off a cannon in Chapter 4?
(a) Fort Allen.
(b) Fort Ligonier.
(c) Fort Mifflin.
(d) Fort Gaddis.

4. How many Guardians were in charge of caring for the poor who did not live in the city almshouse?
(a) 34.
(b) 14.
(c) 21.
(d) 17.

5. Where was the city almshouse located?
(a) Water St.
(b) Ashton St.
(c) Spruce St.
(d) Main St.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often had the College of Physicians promised to meet during the plague?

2. Where did federal department heads move their offices?

3. How many of his children did Charles Willson Peale shut inside his museum-residence along with himself and his wife?

4. How many Overseers were in charge of managing the city almshouse?

5. Where was Stephen Girard born?

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